What is 240000ftm in Nanometres?

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What is 240000 Fathoms (240000ftm) in Nanometres (nm)?

What is 240000ftm in nm? Convert 240000 Fathoms (240000ftm) to Nanometres (nm) and show formula, brief history on the units and quick maths for the conversion.

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Quick Reference for Converting Fathoms to Nanometres

Formula
nm = ftm x 1828800000
Quick Rough Maths
To get the Nanometres, multiply the number of Fathoms by 1.8 billion
Fathoms (ftm) in 1 Nanometre
There are 0 Fathoms in 1 Nanometre
Nanometres (nm) in 1 Fathom
There are 1828800000 Nanometres in 1 Fathom

Unit Information

Fathom
/ˈfað(ə)m/
Symbol: ftm
Unit System: Imperial

What is the Fathom?

The fathom is a unit of length in the imperial unit system and uses the symbol ftm.

One fathom is equal to 6 feet or 1.8288m.

The phrase fathom derives from an old English derivative of a Viking / Danish word "favn" meaning emracing a pair of arms or a pair of oustretched hands.

The fathom is mostly used in the nautical world to describe depths of water.

Nanometre
/ˈnanə(ʊ)ˌmiːtə/
Symbol: nm
Unit System: SI

What is the Nanometre?

The nanometre is a unit of length and is a multiple of the SI unit metre. It uses the symbol nm.

1 nm is equal to one one-billionth of a metre. (Nano is the prefix for one billionth). It is used to express dimensions on an atomic scale for example a helium atom has a radius of approximately 0.03nm.

The nanometre was previously known as the millimicrometre (or the millimicron).


Conversion Tables for Fathoms (ftm) to Nanometres (nm)